Tuesday, 30 October 2012

Event: Queer and/ in Translation

Critical Sexology is an interdisciplinary seminar series for psychologists, sociologists, psychoanalysts, medical doctors, literary and cultural studies scholars, philosophers, artists, lawyers, and historians with a critical interest in the construction and management of gender and sexuality in the medical, discursive and cultural spheres.

Established in 2002 by Iain Morland and Lih-Mei Liao, Critical Sexology has since held three seminars per year. All meetings took place in London until 2011, when "Critical Sexology up North" was launched. One in three yearly sessions is now held at a university in a northern location, with plans to introduce an annual Midlands session from 2014.
The seminar series is currently co-organised by Lisa Downing (University of Birmingham), Meg Barker (Open University), and Robert Gillett (Queen Mary, University of London).

Organised by Dr BJ Epstein (University of East Anglia) and Dr Robert Gillett (QMUL).

Speakers:

Dr BJ Epstein (Lecturer in Literature and Translation, University of East Anglia)
"Neither Here Nor Queer: Translating Queer Literature for Children from English to Swedish"

Dr Heike Bauer (Senior Lecturer in English and Director of Birkbeck Interdiscplinary Gender and Sexuality Studies, Birkbeck, University of London)
"Dead Wilde: Translation and the Emotional Undercurrents of Modern Queer Culture"

Clara Bradbury-Rance (PhD Candidate in Film, English and American Studies, University of Manchester)
" 'This is So, So Real': Realising Lesbian Sex, Compromising Queer Space in Nathalie... and Chloe"

Respondent:

Dr. Emily Jeremiah (Director of German, Royal Holloway, University of London)
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(Abstracts and more detail can be found in the attached Word document.)
(The seminar is open to all and entry is free. There is no need to register your intention to attend with the organisers.)